LOUISVILLE, Ky. – North Dakota State softball's Carley Goetschius and Paige Vargas were selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I All-Midwest Region team, announced the organization on Thursday.
 
Goetschius was named First Team All-Midwest Region at third base, while Vargas picked up Third Team All-Midwest Region accolades as a pitcher. It is the first all-region accolades for both seniors, and the first awards for NDSU since four Bison were named to the team in 2019.
 
Goetschius, who also picked up First Team All-Summit League and Summit League All-Tournament team honors earlier this year, led the team in hitting and ranked second in the Summit League this season with a .364 average. Goetschius led the Summit League and ranked 28th nationally in the regular season in doubles (15) and finished the year second in the league in home runs (7). In league play, Goetschius was also tied for second in the league in extra-base hits (10), with five doubles and five home runs.
 
Vargas, was named Second Team All-Summit League and also received Summit League All-Tournament team accolades, ranked in the top three in the Summit League in nearly every major pitching category. In the regular season, Vargas led the league in WHIP (1.04), was second in wins (15), shutouts (5) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.56), and third in strikeouts (160) and batting average against (.203).
 
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes (eight maximum) and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2023 NFCA Division I All-America squads.